After completing a Masters degree in Food Science, Dave Wilson traveled to Kodiak in 1994 to pursue both a PhD, and his other passion, hiking and camping in the world’s most beautiful places. While he didn’t end up completing the former (though he did get very, very close), he’s been very successful at the latter – not to mention successful in the craft beer world.

As a child growing up in Oklahoma, Alaskan Brewer Greg Morgan always fantasized about living in Alaska.So he first set outnorth and then worked his way west, with stops in Colorado and Montana, and finally came to Juneau when he enrolled in the UAS Master of Arts in Teaching program.He had a truly Alaskan teaching experience when he spent time in the tiny village of Hughes (population 66), where he taught all subjects to grades 7-12.

Alaskan Brewer Rob Day first lived in Juneau as a kid, but he didn't fully appreciate it until he returned in the summer of 2001 for a family reunion. After those two weeks of sun and great fishing, he made up his mind to return someday, this time for good.

Ann Metcalfe's dual roles as Alaskan's Chief Financial Officer and Human Resource Manager give her a constant right-brain/left-brain workout.Few are able to master both the finance and human sides of our business, but Ann makes it look easy.

Most of us have our unique stories of pilgrimage to that got us to our home at the Alaskan Brewery, but Shannon is one of the few Brew Crew members that was born and raised in Juneau.As with many employees, she came to work for the Brewery on the referral of a family friend, and started her career in the Brewery accounting department almost 16 years ago.